Justice
Jaiteh’s order came following an application made by State Counsel E.R. Dougan
pursuant to Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code for witness summons to
be issued by the court for the said witnesses to appear before the court to
testify in a murder trial involving the State against Malick Mbenga.

The
matter was set for hearing yesterday but State counsel E.R. Dougan informed the
court that the prosecution was unable to contact the witnesses and therefore
applied for witness summons to be issued for the appearance of these witnesses.

The
matter involving the State and Malick Mbenga is one of the cases that the court
had resorted to commence de novo.

It
could be recalled that the accused person; Malick Mbenga is standing trial on a
single count of murder contrary to Section 187 of the CPC and the prosecution
alleged that on the 18th February, 2014 at Kololi Njago with malice
aforethought caused the death of one Muhammed Shuaibu Jallow by stabbing him
with a bottle on his neck.

Hearing
continues on the 14th November 2018 for the prosecution led by E.R. Dougan to
call the 3rd witness.